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I'm thinking of getting some geese, but I've only ever raised chickens and ducks before, so I have a few questions. First, is it true that all they need is a three-sided shed for shelter? Won't raccoons, possums or skunks get them? Those are basically the only predators around that I have to...

I'm looking for several Australorp pullets/young hens or Orpingtons. Also want a rooster of either breed, but must be docile and completely non-aggressive, as I have small children. Located between Nappanee and Goshen, and don't want to travel very far.

The title basically says it all. I'm looking for organic fish meal in northern IN... preferably around the Goshen/Nappanee area. Anyone know where I can find it?

The title pretty much says it all... I had a hen abandon her nest (I don't know why I seem to have all the hens that stink at being broodies!! ) so I candled the eggs and found two that were developing. They were cold when I found them, but I put them in the incubator and checked later, and saw...

I'm looking to buy 3-4 hens and a rooster... would like them to be laying or at point of lay, but younger would be okay. I don't care if they're from hatchery stock or not, as long as they are good layers. Would consider golden spangled or any other color if I can't find the silver spangleds...

I bought a used Brinsea Octagon 10 on Ebay, and it arrived today. I cleaned in and plugged it in to make sure it was working okay. The light came on, and later started blinking (I didn't notice when it started blinking so I don't know what temp it started doing that) like it's supposed to when...

The winter has been hard on my D'uccle rooster, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to replace him this spring. I'm looking for a show/breeding quality roo in the northern IN area. I don't want to have to ship one in if I don't have to, but may consider doing so for the right bird and the right...

Located Northern Indiana Birchen cochins-- 3 hens and 1 rooster. Rooster is not at all aggressive, and isn't too rough with the hens Blue-laced Red Wyandottes-- 2 hens Mille Fleur Belgian Bearded D'uccle-- 1 hen All were hatched in March. The hens have started laying, but are taking...

I got a pair of faverolles shipped to me this week. They were supposed to arrive Wed. by 3:00 pm but the PO messed up and they didn't get here until Thurs. morning. However, the birds seemed fine, just hungry. I put them in their quarantine cage with feed and water that had electrolytes added to...

I borrowed an old Little Giant incubator that hasn't been used for years, and just set it up tonight to see if it would still run, and to get it stabilized for my eggs that I'm getting ready to set. The temp inside is climbing (from the starting temp, 73 F, to 86 F in about an hour), but the...

Looking for young birds, 2-3 hens, and a rooster in my area. I prefer Salmons, but would consider other colors. I'd like good quality birds, don't need to be show quality, but I want them to look like faverolles, which is why I don't want to order from a hatchery. I'm afraid I'd end up with...

I have two cockerels and at least three pullets that I will not be keeping for breeding, due to missing toenails or other faults. They are almost 7 weeks old, very healthy and active. They have been out in the coop for a couple of weeks now. The cockerels are free. If you take a cockerel, I...

I need your expertise! On average what mm size band do you find that you use most for your D'uccles? Obviously it needs to be a little bigger to accommodate their feathering, but is there some sort of rule of thumb about how much bigger it needs to be?

I've been looking to order some leg bands for my bantams, and ran across these. I want to be able to get different colors, and they also need to be numbered, so these look like they'd be perfect. I also like the idea of having them be removable. Plus, the price isn't bad. Has anyone else used...

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I lost one of my wyandotte bantam chicks last night, and now I'm worried about my smallest cochin bantam. All the cochins are very docile and laid back, and this guy has been the most calm of them all so far (they were hatched and shipped Wed. and I got them Thurs.) but I've noticed lately that...

I lost one of my BLRW bantams during the night. Everyone seemed perfectly healthy when I looked in on them before I went to bed, but one was dead this morning. I keep wondering if there's something I missed, or if it was unavoidable. Is there ever an answer in these cases, or is it just one of...

Any guesses on the breed of my packing peanuts? I have eight of them, and here's a picture of one with a couple of my banties. He's the big one in the back, obviously!

I got 8 LF packing peanuts with my order of bantams yesterday. I figured I'd probably end up with some, and thought I'd sell or give them away, but now I think maybe I'll raise them myself for meat. I only have experience with raising Cornish X for meat, so I need advice about the best way to...

I will have two different breeds with feathered feet when I get my chicks, and I would like to use sand in my run and probably in the coop as well. I'm not sure yet if I will be showing or not in the future, but I was wondering how sand affects the feathers on the feet. Is it hard on them/does...